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Official Transcripts

The primary purpose of the Primary Application is to collect official transcripts.
Applicants must request official transcripts from ALL college and university studies,
regardless of the outcome of enrollment. Include all undergraduate, graduate, and
professional institutions you have attended, even if the courses were not required
for admission to a nursing program or were transferred to another institution. Include
any non-degree programs (e.g., summer school) and foreign institutions attended, whether
or not the coursework was transferred to a U.S. institution or resulted in a degree.
Enter each institution only once, regardless of the number of degrees or gaps in the
date of attendance.

A transcript is ONLY considered official if it is sent directly from the college or
university to NursingCAS. These documents become the property of the NursingCAS and
will not be returned to the applicant. We recommend transcripts be ordered two months
before the deadline and that the applicant confirm receipt of these transcripts one
month before the deadline.

Applicants who are finishing a BSN degree between the application deadline and the
beginning of the semester for which they are applying are required to send a transcript
to NursingCAS in time to meet the application deadline and then, if accepted, they
are required to send an official degree-conferred transcript to the University of
South Alabama Graduate Admissions Office prior to beginning the MSN program.

Verification Process

NursingCAS Application Status changes status from Received to Complete then Verified.

Received status means NursingCAS has received your application but there is something missing
(transcript, application fee).

Complete status means NursingCAS has received all documents necessary to process your application.

Verified status means NursingCAS has verified the information you entered into the application
with the transcripts they received and they have calculated your undergraduate and
graduate grade-point averages as appropriate.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that NursingCAS receives all transcripts,
application fee, and completed application one month before the deadline for the semester
for which they are applying in order for their application to reach the verified status
by the application deadline.

High School transcripts are not required for entrance into our graduate program.

The applicant is required to enter all of the college coursework listed on their college/university
transcripts. Since this is the most time-consuming section of the application, we
suggest ordering personal, unofficial copies of your transcripts. Applicants should
check with each institution to determine if they allow previous students to access
unofficial transcripts electronically.

The only applicants who are required to complete the TEST section are International
applicants who have been instructed by our Office of International Services to submit
their TOEFL scores.

Please complete all information required under Professional Experience AND attach
a typed curriculum vitae (CV) or resume which denotes all RN experience, employment
history, certifications, publications, etc. Please be as thorough as possible, as
this information will be reviewed intensely by the Graduate Admissions Committee.

Letters of reference are not required for admission to our programs.

The Personal Goal Statement will act as the writing sample for your application. This
writing assignment will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee. Please
discuss your educational and professional goals, short term and long term, and address
how earning your degree will help you reach these goals. The Personal Goal Statement
should be a minimum of 350 words. Please use APA formatting when writing your Personal
Goal Statement.

Privacy Statement - You are required to complete the Advisor Release Section and Certification
and Verification Statement of this section.

Designations – You may select ONLY ONE designation from the list below:

BSN to MSN is available to Registered Nurses who hold a bachelor of science in nursing degree
from an accredited institution.

Post-Graduate Certificate is available for Registered Nurses with a graduate degree in nursing who seek academic
preparation in a new specialty or subspecialty area of advanced practice nursing.

Only those applicants who comply with all requirements for the Primary Application
Instructions listed above will be considered for admission.

The Supplemental Application

The Supplemental Application is the application which is sent electronically to the
College of Nursing at the University of South Alabama.

The Supplemental Application is submitted electronically directly to the MSN Office at the USA College of Nursing. To
begin the Supplemental Application process, please go to https://applynow.southalabama.edu/Datatel.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/Welcome.aspx and create a new account. Under Academic Information please select the appropriate
semester for admission. Select "graduate" under both student type and academic level
of interest. A new option will appear asking if you are applying for a graduate nursing
program, select "yes" and this will take you into the nursing application.

Please note that the Supplemental Application should be completed AFTER you have completed your NursingCAS application and it has moved through the following
stages: received, complete then VERIFIED. Once it is verified you may complete the Supplemental Application.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their completed Supplemental Application
is submitted by the deadline for the semester for which they are applying. If either
part of the application is late, USA CON reserves the right to move that application
to the next application cycle. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Re-Application Process:

Applicants with an Incomplete Application on the application due date are required
to submit a new Supplemental Application to USA along with another Supplemental Application
fee to be considered for the next application period. Applicants may contact NursingCAS
to see when their current Primary Application will be verified and if there is anything
they need to do to finish the application process in NursingCAS for the next application
cycle.

Students who are accepted into the program and decide not to start the program in
the term for which they are admitted are required to submit a new supplemental application
and pay another supplemental application fee to be considered for admission to another
term.

If you have questions about the application process, please contact the college of
nursing at congradapp@southalabama.edu or (251) 445-9400.

The University of South Alabama publishes certain crime statistics each year as required
by the Jeanne Clery Act. This report is required by federal law and contains policy
statements and crime statistics for the school. The policy statements address the
school's policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security. Three years'
worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to
have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings and property owned or controlled
by the school and on public property immediately adjacent to the campus. This report
is available online at: www.southalabama.edu/departments/police/resources/fireandsafetyreport.pdf.
You may also request a paper copy from the University Police office located at 290
Stadium Blvd.